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Post by Gene on Apr 19, 2016 2:49:28 GMT 9
Night Vision Goggle Case Caused Fatal C-130 Crash
—WILL SKOWRONSKI
A misplaced night vision goggle case led to the C-130J crash that killed 14 at Jalalabad Airport, Afghanistan, in October, Air Mobility Command investigators found. After landing at Jalalabad, the crew conducted engine-running on-load/offload operations. To assist with offloading, the Super Hercules' pilot placed the hard-shell case in front of the yoke to hold the horizontal stabilizer elevators in a raised position, but did not remove it before the nighttime takeoff, according to a release announcing the findings Friday. The aircraft entered an excessive upward pitch just after takeoff, and the copilot misidentified a trim malfunction as the cause, resulting in improper recovery techniques. The aircraft crashed just off the runway 28 seconds after liftoff and struck a perimeter guard tower, killing all personnel aboard and three Afghan Special Reaction Force (ASRF) members on the ground. The crew consisted of the pilot, copilot, and two loadmasters assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron at Dyess AFB, Texas. Two fly-away security team members assigned to the 66th Security Forces Squadron at Hanscom AFB, Mass., and five civilian contractor passengers were also onboard. (Read the full accident investigation report.)
from the olineline mag..
it got so bad around tcm the last years of my work life that everything that went out on the flightline had to be marked... organ. sub shop, your name and ph. no.... and if anything was unaccounted for, that mission could be scrubbed... that might have saved that crew...
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Post by Jim on Apr 19, 2016 6:56:56 GMT 9
Night Vision Goggle Case Caused Fatal C-130 Crash —WILL SKOWRONSKI A misplaced night vision goggle case led to the C-130J crash that killed 14 at Jalalabad Airport, Afghanistan, in October, Air Mobility Command investigators found. After landing at Jalalabad, the crew conducted engine-running on-load/offload operations. To assist with offloading, the Super Hercules' pilot placed the hard-shell case in front of the yoke to hold the horizontal stabilizer elevators in a raised position, but did not remove it before the nighttime takeoff, according to a release announcing the findings Friday. The aircraft entered an excessive upward pitch just after takeoff, and the copilot misidentified a trim malfunction as the cause, resulting in improper recovery techniques. The aircraft crashed just off the runway 28 seconds after liftoff and struck a perimeter guard tower, killing all personnel aboard and three Afghan Special Reaction Force (ASRF) members on the ground. The crew consisted of the pilot, copilot, and two loadmasters assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron at Dyess AFB, Texas. Two fly-away security team members assigned to the 66th Security Forces Squadron at Hanscom AFB, Mass., and five civilian contractor passengers were also onboard. (Read the full accident investigation report.) from the olineline mag.. it got so bad around tcm the last years of my work life that everything that went out on the flightline had to be marked... organ. sub shop, your name and ph. no.... and if anything was unaccounted for, that mission could be scrubbed... that might have saved that crew... Comments on this Mark..... Every aircraft I ever flew and everyone I ever flew in, you moved the control stick or yoke column left, right, forward and aft.... How did the accident investigation board know that the copilot misidentified a trim problem? How did the pilot get back in the seat with the control full aft? Did the pilot adjust the seat so his feet could touch the rudder pedals and not wonder about the position of the control column? What in hell was so big that they were off loading that required the elevator to be in the full up position? Also, with full up elevator, the aircraft should have been trying to lift off before required airspeed had been attained (nose rotation early actually increases drag and leads to stalling on takeoff). Impact didn't jar the case loose?
It was bad long before you retired Gene. Individuals no longer had a tool kit assigned to them, carried nothing in your pockets while on the flight line and all tools were accounted for several times a day when I left in 77. Having been on 3 accident investigation boards, I know how they work. and this is strange.... Who testified that the pilot placed the case there? Did the pilot leave his seat during this on/off load? Pilot error OR crew (entire crew) stupidity??
This is your link www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2016/April%202016/April%2018%202016/Night-Vision-Goggle-Case-Caused-Fatal-C-130-Crash.aspx
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Post by Gene on Apr 19, 2016 8:56:02 GMT 9
may they rest in peace... and others learn...
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